[Machine] We were sitting with a group of companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and we said, "If only we knew which actions are most beloved to Allah, we would do them." So Allah, the Mighty and Wise, revealed {Glorify Allah, whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise} until the end of the Surah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited it to us. This is what Al-Awza'i said, and Yahya ibn Abi Kathir recited it to us in Makkah. Muhammad ibn Kathir also recited it to us, and Al-Awza'i recited it to us. This is what Abu al-Walid said, and Ibn Kathir recited it to us. This is what Abu al-Hasan ibn 'Uqbah said, and Abu al-Walid recited it to us.
قَعَدْنَا نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْنَا «لَوْ نَعْلَمُ أَيَّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَمِلْنَاهُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ﷻ {سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمُ} » إِلَى آخِرِ السُّورَةِ «فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ» هَكَذَا قَالَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ بِمَكَّةَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ هَكَذَا قَالَ أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا ابْنُ كَثِيرٍ هَكَذَا قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ هَكَذَا